NAS Pensacola Hurricane Preparedness
NAS Pensacola Hurricane Preparedness
NAS Pensacola Hurricane Preparedness
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Tropical Season FAQs<br />
Saffir-Simpson Scale<br />
Cat Wind (kts) Damage<br />
1 64-82 Minimal<br />
2 83-95 Moderate<br />
3 96-112 Extensive<br />
4 113-136 Extreme<br />
5 > 136 Catastrophic<br />
Cat 3/4/5 systems are “Major hurricanes”<br />
Naming<br />
Begins<br />
Numbered<br />
Wrngs begin<br />
Stages of Development<br />
<strong>Hurricane</strong><br />
Tropical Storm<br />
Tropical Depression<br />
Tropical Disturbance<br />
> 64 kts<br />
34-63 kts<br />
25-33 kts<br />
< 25 kts<br />
Alberto<br />
Beryl<br />
Chris<br />
Debby<br />
Ernesto<br />
Florence<br />
2012 Tropical Cyclone Names<br />
Helene<br />
Isaac<br />
Joyce<br />
Kirk<br />
Leslie<br />
Michael<br />
Oscar<br />
Patty<br />
Rafael<br />
Sandy<br />
Tony<br />
Valerie<br />
Gordon Nadine William<br />
<strong>NAS</strong> <strong>Pensacola</strong> Mission– support operational and training missions of tenants assigned; enhancing the readiness of the U.S. Navy,<br />
its sister armed services and other customers.<br />
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Tropical Cyclone Symbols
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